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Mat 13:3 — And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

in		Mat 13:10-13,34,35,53; Mat 22:1; Mat 24:32; Jdg 9:8-20; 2Sa 12:1-7; Psa 49:4; Psa 78:2; Isa 5:1-7; Eze 17:2; Eze 20:49; Eze 24:3; etc.; Mic 2:4; Hab 2:6; Mar 3:23; Mar 4:2,13,33; Mar 12:1,12; Luk 8:10; Luk 12:41; Luk 15:3; etc.; Jhn 16:25; *marg:
parables		"A parable, [parabole ( parabolh/ )] from [para ( para/ )] near, and [ballo ( ba/llw )] I cast, or put, has been justly defined to be a comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means those spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on a honest and attentive mind. In a parable, a resemblance in the principal incidents is all that is required; smaller matters being considered as a sort of drapery. Maimonides, in Moreh Nevochim, gives an excellent rule on this head: ""Fix it as a principle to attach yourself to the grand object of the parable, without attempting to make a particular application of all the circumstances and terms which it comprehends."""
a sower		Mar 4:2-9; Luk 8:5-8

Correlating Passages

	Mat 13:10	And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
	Mat 13:11	He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
	Mat 13:12	For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
	Mat 13:13	Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
	Mat 13:34	All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
	Mat 13:35	That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
	Mat 13:53	And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
	Mat 22:1	And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
	Mat 24:32	Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
	Jdg 9:8	The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
	Jdg 9:9	But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
	Jdg 9:10	And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
	Jdg 9:11	But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
	Jdg 9:12	Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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	2Sa 12:1	And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
	2Sa 12:2	The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:
	2Sa 12:3	But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
	2Sa 12:4	And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
	2Sa 12:5	And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, [As] the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die:
	2Sa 12:6	And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
	2Sa 12:7	And Nathan said to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
	Psa 49:4	I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
	Psa 78:2	I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
	Isa 5:1	Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
	Isa 5:2	And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
	Isa 5:3	And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
	Isa 5:4	What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
	Isa 5:5	And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
	Isa 5:6	And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
	Isa 5:7	For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
	Eze 17:2	Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
	Eze 20:49	Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
	Eze 24:3	And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:
	Mic 2:4	In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
	Hab 2:6	Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
	Mar 3:23	And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
	Mar 4:2	And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
	Mar 4:13	And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
	Mar 4:33	And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].
	Mar 12:1	And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
	Mar 12:12	And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
	Luk 8:10	And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
	Luk 12:41	Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
	Luk 15:3	And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
	Jhn 16:25	These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

a sower

	Mar 4:2	And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
	Mar 4:3	Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
	Mar 4:4	And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
	Mar 4:5	And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
	Mar 4:6	But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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	Luk 8:5	A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
	Luk 8:6	And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
	Luk 8:7	And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
	Luk 8:8	And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 13:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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